Re:A common trap for people entering programming jobs
by rramadass on Friday June 24, 2022 @04:13AM
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Very well said!
I will just add one more;
- Can they learn on their own?
For ANY JOB this is ALL that matters. Languages/Tools/Frameworks etc. can all be learned as needed. But if you don't have the above character traits nothing can be done. This is also known as having a good attitude. Companies abysmally fail at identifying and nurturing these traits. They go after the secondary noise (easily measured irrelevant parameters) rather than the primary signal (nebulous and hard to measure).
I believe every HR department should be staffed/supported by psychologists from CBT and ABA domains to really nurture their people.
I will just add one more;
- Can they learn on their own?
For ANY JOB this is ALL that matters. Languages/Tools/Frameworks etc. can all be learned as needed. But if you don't have the above character traits nothing can be done. This is also known as having a good attitude. Companies abysmally fail at identifying and nurturing these traits. They go after the secondary noise (easily measured irrelevant parameters) rather than the primary signal (nebulous and hard to measure).
I believe every HR department should be staffed/supported by psychologists from CBT and ABA domains to really nurture their people.